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Checklist for Tribe Baorini Doherty, 1866
and region South Asia (Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
816
19624
105366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
812
19606
105335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
775
19334
104374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
470
14136
82559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
88
4998
20273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
87
4992
20262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
84
4970
20047
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
3
255
802
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
193
679
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
193
679
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
193
679
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHesperiinae
Latreille, 1809
Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers
111
379
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeBaorini
Doherty, 1866
8
63
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Asia
8 Genera with 63 Species
Baoris Moore, 1937Swifts10SpeciesTaxom
Borbo W.H. Evans, 0Swifts4SpeciesTaxom
Caltoris Swinhoe, 1883Swifts22SpeciesTaxom
Gegenes Hübner, 1804Dingy Swifts3SpeciesTaxom
Iton de Nicéville, 1890The Common Wights3SpeciesTaxom
Parnara Moore, 0Swifts19SpeciesTaxom
Pelopidas F. Walker, 1949Branded Swifts17SpeciesTaxom
Polytremis Mabille, 1926Swifts7SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Asia
63 Species and 24 Subspecies
Baoris chapmani Evans, 1937Small Paint-Brush Swift
Baoris farri Moore, 1878Paintbrush Swift
Baoris farri farri Moore, 1878Bamboo Paintbrush Swift
Baoris guttatus badaStraight Swift
Baoris oceia Hewitson, 1868Painbrush Swift
Baoris pagana de Nicéville, 1887Figure-of-8 Swift
Baoris penicillata Moore, 1881Paintbrush Swift
Baoris penicillata unicolor Moore, 1883Pencil swift
Baoris pinicillata
Baoris unicolor (Shepard, 1937)⇒ Idmon distanti Shepard, 1937
Borbo bevani Moore, 1878Beavan´s swift
Borbo chagwa Evans, 1937Chagwa Skipper
Borbo cinnara Wallace, 1866Formosan Swift
Borbo cinnara cinnaraFormosan Swift
Caltoris assamensis
Caltoris aurociliata Elwes & Edwards, 1897Yellow-fringed Swift
Caltoris bromus Leech, 1893Colon Swift
Caltoris brunnea Snellen, 1876Dark Branded Swift
Caltoris brunnea caere de Nicéville, 1891Dark Branded Swift
Caltoris cahira Moore, 1877Colon Swift
Caltoris cahira austeni Moore, 1883Austen´s Swift
Caltoris canaraica Moore, 1883Kanara Swift
Caltoris confusa Evans, 1932Confusing Swift
Caltoris conjuncta
Caltoris cormasa Hewitson, 1876Full Stop Swift
Caltoris javana Evans, 1932
Caltoris kumara Moore, 1878Blank Swift
Caltoris kumara moorei Evans, 1926Blank Swift
Caltoris malaya Evans, 1926Malaya Swift
Caltoris philippina Herrich-Schä..., 1869Philippine Swift
Caltoris plebeia de Nicéville, 1887Tufted Swift
Caltoris sirius W.H. Evans, 1926Sirius Swift
Caltoris sirius sirius Evans, 1926Great Swift
Caltoris tenuis Evans, 1932Greenish-haired Swift
Caltoris tulsi de Nicéville, 1883Malayan Purple Swift
Caltoris tulsi tulsi de Nicéville, 1883Purple Swift
Gegenes nostradomusDingy Swift
Gegenes nostrodamus Fabricius, 1793Dingy Swift
Gegenes pumilio Hoffmannsegg, 1804Dark Hottentot
Iton semamora Moore, 1865Common Wight
Iton semamora semamora Moore, 1866Common Wight
Iton watsonii de Nicéville, 1890Watson’s Wight
Parnara apostata Snellen, 1886Dark Straight Swift
Parnara apostata debdasiSumatran swift
Parnara bada Moore, 1878African Straight Swift
Parnara bada bada Moore, 1878Ceylon swift
Parnara canaraica Moore, 1883
Parnara cingala (Wallace, 1866)⇒ Borbo cinnara Wallace, 1866
Parnara contigua Mabille, 1877
Parnara dalima Plötz, 1883
Parnara discreta Elwes, 1897
Parnara ganga W.H. Evans, 1937Continental Swift
Parnara guttana (Evans, 1947)⇒ Borbo chagwa Evans, 1937
Parnara guttata BREMER & GREY, 1852Common Straight Swift
Parnara guttata mangalaStraight swift
Parnara guttatus BREMER & GREY, 1853Common Straight Swift
Parnara guttatus mangala Moore, 1865
Parnara ibara Plötz, 1883
Parnara kumara (Moore, 1878)⇒ Caltoris kumara Moore, 1878
Parnara naso Fabricius, 1798African Straight
Parnara zelleri colaca
Pelopidas agna Moore, 1865Bengal Swift
Pelopidas agna agna Moore, , 1866Bengal Swift
Pelopidas assamensis de Nicéville, 1882Great Swift
Pelopidas conjuncta Herrich-Schä..., 1869Conjoined Swift
Pelopidas conjuncta conjuncta Herrich-Schä..., 1869Conjoined swift
Pelopidas conjuncta javanaConjoined swift
Pelopidas conjunctus Herrich-Scha..., 1869Conjoined Swift
Pelopidas flavus Evans, 1926Yellow-branded Swift
Pelopidas mathias Fabricius, 1798Black Branded Swift
Pelopidas mathias mathias Fabricius, 1798Dakhan Small Branded Swift
Pelopidas midea (Hübner, 1821)⇒ Pelopidas thrax Hübner, 1821
Pelopidas sinensis Mabille, 1877Chinese Branded Swift
Pelopidas subochracea Moore, 1878Large Branded Swift
Pelopidas subochracea subochracea Moore, 1878Bengal Large Branded Swift
Pelopidas subochraceus Evans, 1937Large Branded Swift
Pelopidas thrax Hübner, 1821Large Branded Swift
Pelopidas thrax masta Evans, 1949
Polytremis discreta Elwes & Edwards, 1897Himalayan Swift
Polytremis discreta discreta Elwes & Edwards, 1897Himalayan Swift
Polytremis eltola Hewitson, 1869Yellow Spot Swift
Polytremis eltola eltola Hewitson, 1869Darjeeling Yellow-Spot Swift
Polytremis lubricans Herrich-Schä..., 1869Contiguous Swift
Polytremis lubricans lubricans Herrich-Schä..., 1869Contiguous Swift
Polytremis minuta Evans, 1926Baby Swift